South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-13
Oddities and Entities.

gia counties aud gold in 6fty-six
counties. Potatoes stated With
cggs and gated cheese is COW dish.
.--.F he ca.ca Of Iisrring and Shed
this season has been large. and price.
ranging lns. Most OF the beef con.
sumei by Californians is brouyh,
from Arizopa Toads are an arti
Gle Of mefchandise in Paris, being
kept in tubs and sold at the rate Of
two frarcs per dozen. American
capitalists are investing largely in
real estate in Mexico. La lud,a
taers are four fem lie missionaries to
every million of women "A Ger
man chronological declares that spi-
ders destroy more insect enemies than
do all the intoxicating birds.
Sprays OF grass may be beautifully
frosted by dipping them in . solution
OF gum arabic nnd sprinkling them
with powdered giass -. The Depart.
ment OF Agricslture estimates the
amount Of wheat In farmers hands
March l, 1887, TO be l22,O0O,e00
bushels as against l07 900 900 BUSH
els at same date in 1886. Farmer
Keith, OF Runnells county, Texas is
noted for his long beard. II is said
to be live feet four inches long and
twenty lone inches wide in it's broad.
est part. 1t is OF IA rich chestnut co.
lor. and its owner, a prosperous sheep
grower is very proud Of it,. The
istes.reports TO the Farmers Review.
Chicago, say that the wheat outlook
In Missouri is more favorable than AT
any time during the preceding seven
years. 1t is believed that DIR. Chss.
Bruti, Who recently committed sui
eide in the county Jail at DodgeviIle,
WIS, while under arrest for poisoning
his wife, was DR.. John Bender, ,Jr..
member of the notorious Bender IA
mily of murderers MD Mclean,
OF Texarkaua, /, Xa5. has been arres.
ted FOR the murder Of his wife, who,a
he bea. to death because she refused
him money She was widow when
he married her, and after the marriage
he was accustomed TO ex ort money
from her by holding Der children over
he fire until she yieldet. a. Four CO.
lored boys we're killed and one woun,
ded. by the discharge of shotgun
with which another lad, also colored.
was playing in Wilmington, n. c..
Thursday. AS usual. he "didn't know
it was oaSed." -. New York hotel.
keepers cannot lawfully serve wine
or an, spirituous liquors to guests on
Sunday -. WIN. Earha,t. OF Balti.
more. blew out the gas Wednes lay
night with The usual result. death nv
suffocation. Miss Rose Elizabeth
Cleveland, sister of the President, has
arranged TO become teacher in
school tor young ladies in New York
next fall -. The sale Of thorough
breds by the National Horse md Cat.
lie Exchange commenced at Lexing
ton. Ky, Wednesday. Six'y.lhree
head were sold. bringing total Of
$42. 375. "A New York sen captain
has just sued his Third wife TO obialn
possession Of chs second wife's
shawl nighteown and SIS in CASH"
MIR. John Pickett, a veteran and pen.
sioner of the war OF 1872. died OH
Mondsy in Nelson county. lie was
IN the lOO'h year Of his age :. Frank
ID. Smith. culored. OF Portland. Ore.
gon who served as a soldier during
the war, hos been black ba lied by the
Grand rny NJ u out there, and
In l'ii'r OF + monstrance, Fays: al
fought si'ie by side with white men
then, sci side by side with them
around our camp-fres then. and coor
was not thought Of Our country
was our Thought. | was whit enough
then TO Offer my life for the salvation
OF ny country. and am mol man
enough TO belong TO Garfield Pos,
No 3, Grand army OF the R~putlic?''
49, Every foreign mission airy IN Chi
ma has to bave a passport from hs
own government. Gov. Roys o.
Texas, Gays prohibition amendments,
to state constitution ere "lmpoiric,
unwise and against The genius of free
institutions" Twenty. zone youn.
men are cop,estiDg for the West Point
cadetship from the sixth G. congressional
district OF Maryland ...Tbefe were
over 100000 tons OF coal M ned is
THIS State last year. The Gar of
Russia receive the Target sslary Of
any ruler, sl0.000.00U. 49,. Altert
Dennis. a Kentucky despersdo, threw
stone at passirg passenger car in
which lie recognized one Of bis ene~
m'es. The passenger returned the
compliment with a revolver. end Dem
nis fell dcsd .-..1be faculty OF the
University OF Pennsylvania hes bans
Isbed cigar ties from The colleges
grounds on the recommendation 0f
Prof j. William White, who has
charge Of the physical educaiion Of
the Students March 9th present
year shows I'm increase Of "a per cent.
over March. 1886, in tie number Gf
immtgraDts coming into ilds country.
1887 will probably exceed any year
In our history 10 the number Of sddi.
lions TO our population Many 81.
yer dollars In circulation have been
trimmed" tbet is, have hal a very
thin strip shaved of around The edges
ON both sides. IL IL done in Chica-
GOA girl in Chicago was stuug
10y tnreltuls concealed in some ba-
nanas che vas handling, end came
nnfr dying from The effect 81 it,.
That wonderful periodic star known